My parents arrive tomorrow evening! I'm desperately hoping that during the day I find the oomph I've been lacking to make the house and section look immaculate, well, for a given value of immaculate. Do you Americans say section for the lawns and gardens? I pulled out some plants from a garden bed today that's riddled with dieback fungus. I bought a treatment for the remaining plants, but I have to apply it tomorrow.
I need to make a list. A nice, long list.
I'd like to have, "cook a special dinner" on that list - but then I become paralyzed with the choice of what to make lol.
Puck is ankle deep head first in organizing a special event - he's not alone, but it's short notice and all hands on deck, and he's first mate. I probably won't get to talk with him tomorrow.
Adam is on his 4/4 day of shift (he works 2x12 hour days followed by 2x12 hour nights) and he's tiiiiired this week. I had some hours of fatigue today, too, but I pulled through. I didn't get quite as much done as I wanted to, but I started a scholarship application (it's small) and did that garden stuff, some chores and some hanging out here.
Right, I'm going to put tomorrow's to do list here for a little accountability:
- talk to Gaze
- go to work and print my scholarship application, mail physical bit that needs signing by my former boss (this will be the hard one because it means I have to GO OUT and my former boss was LIVID at me for resigning)
- spray garden with new treatment
- mow lawns/do edges (joint task)
- get in firewood
- "do" the kitchen
- choose and make a yummy dinner and dessert
- do a flute practice because Mum has never heard me play
- do a load of laundry (because why not and never ending)
The ridiculous part is that if I did this end to end it might take 4 hours tops, but if I stop for a breather at any point, I'll find it almost impossible to get started again.
I also want to learn to make a satay sauce. It's only 7pm now so you'd think I could do that tonight, but it's dark and my brain shuts down at sunset. I fucking hate that.
Anyone have any hot tips for being able to function after dark during winter?